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Ranch House Meatloaf Recipe

Simple Ranch House Meatloaf Recipe

This Ranch House Meatloaf Recipe doesn't contain Ranch Dressing! The name comes from the fact that ranch hands will love it!

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Ranch House Meatloaf Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 350 kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef Use good quality
  • 1 cup bread or 1 cup cracker crumbs
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ⁄2 cup onion finely chopped
  • 7 1 ⁄2 ounces beef broth
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon parsley
  • 1 teaspoon sage
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 1 ⁄4 teaspoon pepper

Topping

  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard

Instructions

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Beat the eggs with the beef broth and add in the bread crumbs. Allow the crumbs to soak and then mash with a fork to create an emulsion.
  3. Combine the balance of the ingredients with the ground beef being careful not to over mix. Add in the soaked crumbs and fold in.
  4. Pack into a 9 x 5 loaf pan or make a free form loaf on a sheet pan.
  5. Bake at 325f degrees for 1 1/4 hours.
  6. Remove from the oven, turn out of pan and place on an ovenproof serving dish.

Topping:

  1. Mix the topping ingredients.
  2. Brush over the meat loaf and return to the oven for 30 minutes or longer.